Buckle your seatbelt extra tight and be prepared for anything when you ride shotgun with The Wolf Pack as they chase down stolen cars and the real-life criminals driving them. Formally known as the Essex/Union County Auto ... more &raquoTheft Task Force, these highly trained officers rely on high-tech vehicles and devices - including heavy-metal tricked-out SUVs, decoy cars, Lojack tracking, automated license plate readers, and even a helicopter with a heat-seeking camera - to track and collar the thieves.

For the ATTF, recovering the stolen property is only one part of the job. Hot cars are often used in robberies, murders and drug running, so the stakes are high: even an ordinary traffic stop can explode into a potentially lethal gun battle.

In the United States, a car is stolen every 26 seconds, sometimes at gun or knifepoint. Jacked, from A&E, gives you a rare inside look at the stealth tactics used to put these thieves behind bars.

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T. Scarillo | Studio City, CA | 02/27/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I saw this series on A&E - i can't get enough of this stuff. The series follows the Union/Essex Auto Task force (based in Newark NJ) as they combat auto theft. The cast is very likeable and comprises a tight-knit team of seasoned cops for this specialized operation. They use some high-tech methods & gadgets to do their jobs - rigged decoy cars (that can be locked + stalled out, via remote control, to trap the thieves), computerized license plate identifiers that scan and ID stolen cars in seconds, and the like. A lot of cat-and-mouse situations in the series, as they pursue auto theft suspects (and sometimes, end up involved in helping out other law enforcement operations, catching suspects wanted for other crimes, etc). Very interesting to watch - if you like "COPS", this series will definitely appeal to you. Above all, this series will give you an appreciation for the risks that the police take in protecting people & property on a daily basis - this is really, really dangerous work, in that the nature of this particular type of law enforcement virtually GUARANTEES high-speed chases, direct confrontations with criminals and a lot of tense situations once they stop and have to arrest the suspects."